Persian satrapy of Caria
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The Persian satrapy of Caria was an administrative province of the Achaemenid Empire in southwestern Anatolia, governed by satraps who oversaw the region’s Greek and Carian cities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian satrapy of Caria canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid administrative division
ⓘ
satrapy ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Imperial Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Ionia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Cnidus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mylasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratonicea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Carian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Carians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary satrapy in later Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| governedBy | satraps ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
Zoroastrian influence ⓘ local Carian cults ⓘ |
| includes |
Carian cities
ⓘ
Greek cities ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Achaemenid satrapal system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mixed Greek-Carian culture
ⓘ
naval contributions to the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ strategic coastal position on the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Carian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek language ⓘ Imperial Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
southwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| militaryRole | naval operations in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| notableSatrap |
Artemisia I of Caria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemisia II of Caria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecatomnus of Mylasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mausolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | independent Carian polities ⓘ |
| successor |
Hellenistic Caria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedonian rule under Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| tributaryTo | Achaemenid central administration ⓘ |
| tributeType |
military levies
ⓘ
naval contingents ⓘ taxes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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